Forgotten heroes
Ullaskar suffered immensely after being caught by the British and was sent to the Cellular jail in the intractable Andamans.
Taking the responsibility of the loss to Afghanistan in the one-off Test on Monday, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said the whole blame goes on his shoulders and the all-rounder himself should have taken more responsibility.
Notably, Afghanistan on Monday outplayed Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test in Chattogram.
Afghanistan, led by their spinners, dismissed Bangladesh for 205 and 173, with the 52 scored by Mominul Haque in the first innings the highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in the match. Shakib was scathing. “We probably got zero [out of hundred],” Shakib said, when asked to evaluate the performance. “The Afghans earned a letter mark, and we could not put them under any pressure. It is very difficult to accept [this defeat], it is very disappointing.”
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“The whole blame goes on my shoulders,” he said. “I was very nervous when I came out to bat, and got out the first ball and it was my fault. I should have taken more responsibility and could have avoided the cut shot. We had to play only one hour and 10 minutes, and I got out the first ball. So it became harder for the team. The dressing room would have felt more comfortable if I had stayed out.”
While batting on 44, Shakib edged a Zahir Khan-delivery to wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai, with Bangladesh still needing to survive a minimum of 9.2 overs to avoid defeat.
After Shakib’s departure, Bangladesh could add only add 30 runs before getting bundled up with 224 runs short of the finishing line.
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